PENSION Fund Adjudicator Muvhango Lukhaimane has ruled that the Sanlam Umbrella Pension Fund set aside and rework a death benefit allocation that it had paid out to a deceased’s spouse and two minor children, while four complainants, who were the deceased’s children, were allocated only 1% each.
The deceased’s spouse and two children were allocated 96%. The deceased had six children.
The decision came after the four complainants lodged a complaint with the Office of the Pension Funds Adjudicator, claiming they were allocated only 1% each from